2024
Impaired mobility and MRI markers of vascular brain injury: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities and UK Biobank studies
Sharma R, de Havenon A, Rivier C, Payabvash S, Forman R, Krumholz H, Falcone G, Sheth K, Kernan W. Impaired mobility and MRI markers of vascular brain injury: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities and UK Biobank studies. BMJ Neurology Open 2024, 6: e000501. PMID: 38288313, PMCID: PMC10823923, DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2023-000501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular brain injurySlow walkingAtherosclerosis RiskMobility impairmentsAssociated with mobility impairmentImpaired mobilityUK Biobank (UKBStroke-free cohortMarkers of vascular brain injuryAdjusted multivariate logistic regression analysisGait dataMultivariate logistic regression analysisCommunity-dwellingLogistic regression analysisBrain injuryARICUKBInclusion criteriaStudy cohortWalkingClinical strokeRegression analysisImpaired outcomeMRI markersStudy backgroundPeri-hematomal edema shape features related to 3-month outcome in acute supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage
Dierksen F, Tran A, Zeevi T, Maier I, Qureshi A, Sanelli P, Werring D, Malhotra A, Falcone G, Sheth K, Payabvash S. Peri-hematomal edema shape features related to 3-month outcome in acute supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. European Stroke Journal 2024, 9: 383-390. PMID: 38179883, DOI: 10.1177/23969873231223814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNIH Stroke ScaleGlasgow Coma ScaleAssociation of baselineIntracerebral hemorrhagePerihematomal edemaHematoma volumeAcute supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageSecondary brain injuryAcute ICH patientsIndependent prognostic factorSupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageAdmission NIH Stroke ScalePotential treatment targetRankin scoreStroke ScaleIndependent predictorsPatient agePrognostic factorsComa ScaleMultivariable analysisICH patientsPrognostic valueBrain injuryFavorable outcome
2023
Impact of Therapeutic Interventions on Cerebral Autoregulatory Function Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of the BOOST-II Study
Prasad A, Gilmore E, Kim J, Begunova L, Olexa M, Beekman R, Falcone G, Matouk C, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Temkin N, Barber J, Diaz-Arrastia R, de Havenon A, Petersen N. Impact of Therapeutic Interventions on Cerebral Autoregulatory Function Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of the BOOST-II Study. Neurocritical Care 2023, 1-9. PMID: 38158481, PMCID: PMC11285118, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01896-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral perfusion pressureBrain tissue hypoxiaSevere traumatic brain injuryTissue hypoxiaTraumatic brain injuryBlood pressureCerebral hypoperfusionBrain injuryAutoregulatory functionMean cerebral perfusion pressureSecondary analysisOptimal cerebral perfusion pressurePercent timeCerebral autoregulatory functionLimits of autoregulationPhase II trialArterial blood pressureBrain tissue oxygenIntracranial pressure monitoringCPP augmentationHemodynamic augmentationAutoregulatory indexII trialBP managementPerfusion pressureSleep Duration is Associated with Clinically Silent Brain Injury in Middle-Aged Persons without Stroke (P1-13.004)
Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Renedo D, Torres-Lopez V, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Sleep Duration is Associated with Clinically Silent Brain Injury in Middle-Aged Persons without Stroke (P1-13.004). Neurology 2023, 100 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000202523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of genetic polymorphisms on the risk of epilepsy amongst patients with acute brain injury: A systematic review
Misra S, Quinn T, Falcone G, Sharma V, de Havenon A, Zhao Y, Eldem E, French J, Yasuda C, Dawson J, Liebeskind D, Kwan P, Mishra N. Impact of genetic polymorphisms on the risk of epilepsy amongst patients with acute brain injury: A systematic review. European Journal Of Neurology 2023, 30: 1791-1800. PMID: 36912749, DOI: 10.1111/ene.15777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic epilepsyPost-stroke epilepsyTraumatic brain injuryRisk of epilepsySystematic reviewSingle nucleotide polymorphismsBrain injuryOdds ratioRisk of PSERisk of PTEAcute brain injuryGenetic polymorphismsConfidence intervalsAssociation of SNPsQ-Genie toolPSE patientsLate seizuresHazard ratioStroke patientsTBI patientsPrespecified protocolStudy qualityCurrent evidenceEpilepsyPatients
2022
Development and Validation of a Model to Identify Critical Brain Injuries Using Natural Language Processing of Text Computed Tomography Reports
Torres-Lopez VM, Rovenolt GE, Olcese AJ, Garcia GE, Chacko SM, Robinson A, Gaiser E, Acosta J, Herman AL, Kuohn LR, Leary M, Soto AL, Zhang Q, Fatima S, Falcone GJ, Payabvash MS, Sharma R, Struck AF, Sheth KN, Westover MB, Kim JA. Development and Validation of a Model to Identify Critical Brain Injuries Using Natural Language Processing of Text Computed Tomography Reports. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2227109. PMID: 35972739, PMCID: PMC9382443, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural language processingF-scoreTest data setsLanguage processingIndependent test data setsData setsBidirectional Encoder RepresentationsAcute brain injuryLarge data setsHead CTBrain injuryNLP toolsF1 scoreNER modelTransformer architectureClinical textEncoder RepresentationsNLP algorithmNLP modelsCT reportsCustom dictionaryTraining setCross-validation performancePerformance metricsAvailable new tools
2021
Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside to Assess Brain Injury in Patients with Severe COVID-19 (1349)
Mazurek M, Yuen M, Cahn B, Rosen M, Gobeske K, Gilmore E, Hwang D, Kaddouh F, Kim J, Falcone G, Petersen N, Siner J, Spudich S, Sze G, Kimberly W, Sheth K. Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside to Assess Brain Injury in Patients with Severe COVID-19 (1349). Neurology 2021, 96 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.1349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Vanent KN, Bevers MB, Kimberly WT, Steiner T, Mayer SA, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 1733-1740. PMID: 33682454, PMCID: PMC8085132, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsPerihematomal edema volumeIntracerebral hemorrhageIL-6Edema volumeFunctional outcomeICH locationICH volumeTreatment groupsSerum IL-6 levelsBaseline ICHAcute brain injuryLarge intracerebral hemorrhageSerum IL-6Predictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRankin ScalePoor outcomeProinflammatory cytokinesTrial populationBrain injurySecondary analysisStrong associationFast trialsOutcomes
2020
Assessment of Brain Injury Using Portable, Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside of Critically Ill Patients
Sheth KN, Mazurek MH, Yuen MM, Cahn BA, Shah JT, Ward A, Kim JA, Gilmore EJ, Falcone GJ, Petersen N, Gobeske KT, Kaddouh F, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Sansing L, Matouk C, Rothberg J, Sze G, Siner J, Rosen MS, Spudich S, Kimberly WT. Assessment of Brain Injury Using Portable, Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Bedside of Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Neurology 2020, 78: 41-47. PMID: 32897296, PMCID: PMC7489395, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.3263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unit roomsIntensive care settingBrain injuryCare settingsIll patientsNeurological injuryT2 fluid-attenuated inversion recoveryCOVID-19Intensive care unit admissionSingle-center cohort studyIntensive care unit settingUnit roomsYale-New Haven HospitalNasopharyngeal swab resultsCare unit admissionSingle-center seriesBrain imaging findingsIntensive care unitFluid-attenuated inversion recoveryDiffusion-weighted imaging sequencesTraumatic brain injuryClinical care settingsNew Haven HospitalMagnetic resonance imagingConventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systemGenetic underpinnings of cerebral edema in acute brain injury: an opportunity for pathway discovery
Kirsch E, Szejko N, Falcone GJ. Genetic underpinnings of cerebral edema in acute brain injury: an opportunity for pathway discovery. Neuroscience Letters 2020, 730: 135046. PMID: 32464484, PMCID: PMC7372633, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute brain injuryCerebral edemaBrain injuryEdema formationIntracerebral hemorrhageWorse outcomesBlood-brain barrier disruptionSecondary brain injuryBrain edema formationTraumatic brain injuryApolipoprotein E geneSecondary injuryBarrier disruptionVasogenic edemaCytotoxic edemaInflammatory processUseful intermediate phenotypeEdemaTherapeutic targetAquaporin-4Haptoglobin geneInjuryHp 2Novel susceptibility genesNon-white populations
2019
Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction and Perihematomal Edema Expansion in Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Qureshi AI, Murthy SB, Kamel H, Goldstein JN, Walsh KB, Woo D, Shi FD, Huttner HB, Ziai WC, Hanley DF, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction and Perihematomal Edema Expansion in Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2019, 50: 2016-2022. PMID: 31272326, PMCID: PMC6646091, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.024838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep intracerebral hemorrhageIntensive BP reductionBasal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhageBlood pressure reductionIntracerebral hemorrhageBP reductionPoor outcomeATACH-2Intensive Blood Pressure ReductionPressure reductionPerihematomal edema expansionSecondary brain injurySupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhagePerihematomal edema volumeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRelevant end pointsDeep locationBaseline characteristicsEdema volumeBasal gangliaBrain injuryClinical trialsTomography scanEdema expansionTreatment groups